Ease on, ease on down the road.......

I am of an age that I remember the FUNKY remake of the Wizard of Oz with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson........The WIZ. It was dancy and fun. Can you hear the music in the background?

Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road
Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road
Don't you carry nothing that might be a load
Come on, ease on down, ease on down the road

I have been easing down the road a lot lately. After work I faithfully take the dog for a walk. She loves wandering through the neighborhood checking out the other dogs and anyone who might be giving out treats. My treat is spending time with my pooch in the cool weather....until I get home. Then MY treat is ice cold water and a piece of fruit. I actually look forward to it...seriously!

I wrote earlier about making changes. I started that today. No time like the present. I got up and went to the gym. Really!! I was afraid to go back......like there was a boogey man that was going to bite me for being away for so long. With my head held high, I sauntered down the stairs, handed over my ID card for swiping, hung up my hoodie and went to the first elliptical machine open. With a racing heart and sweaty palms I assumed the position and started gliding. It felt hard. I did not pick a program for it to put me through paces. I was giving myself a day or two to get back in the swing. I got up to 3000+ strides in 18 minutes. The sweat was streaming down my back and it felt good. I was gliding backwards and forwards. I was holding on part of the time and using a natural swing other times kicking in my core for balance.

Once I felt like I had enough I headed to the bikes. I was a bit more trepidous about picking one of those. Do I sit up high? Low? How do I make it work? They were all new pieces of equipment!


Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road
Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road
Don't you carry nothing that might be a load
Come on, ease on down, ease on down the road

I did find one that looked familiar. The quick start button was not cooperating so I kept peddaling anyway. The biggest reason for this session was to start my knee working in a manner that will allow me to ride the new beautiful bike I got. Eventually the machine prompted me for information and away I went. The news was on (muted) and they had some moldy oldie music playing that I was jamming to. Before I knew it 20 minutes had passed.

Pick your left foot up

When your right one's down

Come on legs keep movin'

Don't you lose no ground

You just keep on keepin'

On the road you choose

Don't you give up walkin'

'cause you gave up shoes

It felt good when it was over. I had more than 5000 steps on my pedometer. I had a bounce in my step and I was smiling. It was hard work but not giving up was sweeter. Here is to day 1 at the gym and the start of many more fun and productive days~